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Mixing up your tu's and vous? Let French tutor Carol Beth L. break it down for you...
As modern-day English speakers, most of us are accustomed to using only one word for you. It doesn't matter if we are talking to one person, many people, old people, young people, teachers, doctors, children, or anyone else. In some languages, this is not always the case  and French is one of them. French grammar provides French-speakers with two ways to say you: tu (pronounce it almost like the English …
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French Grammar Basics: When to Use Tu and Vous

Mixing up your tu's and vous? Let French tutor Carol Beth L. break it down for you...
As modern-day English speakers, most of us are accustomed to using only one word for you. It doesn't matter if we are talking to one person, many people, old people, young people, teachers, doctors, children, or anyone else. In some languages, this is not always the case  and French is one of them. French grammar provides French-speakers with two ways to say you: tu (pronounce it almost like the English

4 Proven Ways to Practice Your French Listening Skills

As you learn to speak French, you also need to learn how to listen in a new way so you can understand this beautiful language. French tutor Annie A. shares four proven ways to improve your French listening skills...
Understanding French can be quite a challenge, even if you can read the written language with comparative ease. To many English speaking students, whole sentences in French sound like one long word.
One reason for this confusion is that French pronunciation uses something calle

French Grammar Rules: Reflexive Verbs

Need to brush up on French reflexive verbs ? In this lesson, French tutor Carol Beth teaches how to conjugate French reflexive verbs in the present and past tenses...
French (and many other romance languages) include a category of verbs, called reflexive verbs, that are treated a little differently than in English.
Indeed, we have the same concept in English. We might say that we wash our face, we dress ourselves, and so on. That is, we are taking action towards ourselves. In French,

Commonly Mispronounced French Words And Phrases - And Their Correct Pronunciation

Whether you're new to speaking French or you've been studying a while, it's never a bad idea to work on your French pronunciation. Language tutor Emmanuel M. shares some of the most common pronunciation mistakes...
Taking on the French accent can be a difficult task for many non-native speakers because the language relies heavily on pronunciation. If you want to be understood, you have to speak French properly. But dont fret! With plenty of French pronunciation practice, you'll be well

French Grammar Rules: Conjugating Regular Verbs in the Imparfait

The French language uses several different verb forms to talk about events that occurred in the past. French tutor Carol Beth L. shares her guide to one of those forms, the imparfait...
So, perhaps you've learned how to use the passé composé to talk about events in the past tense. The passé composé is a good way to discuss single events that happened once or at a specific point in time.
J'ai passé deux ans en France. I spent two years in France.
Elle a fait ses devoirs hier. She did her h